Hi Worth. Just noticed this thread. Hops grow commercially in the Yakima Valley of eastern Washington state. (I was born in Yakima and spent some of my early years there. It is a desert area. Gets about 7 inches precipitation a year. Colder in the winters than Texas I assume and it does get some snow.) My dad told me once that the German brewers bought hops from Yakima growers when needed for their beers. This was years ago. My dad used to buy wine and I think beer for a retail store chain and knew a number of winery owners and some beer guys. I don't know if this is still true. I suspect it is to a limited extent. The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed of wineries and beer makers. Did you ever plant some hops?
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